Mikhail Zinar
Ukrainian chess player
About Mikhail Zinar
Lived 1951 – 2021 (aged 69). Mikhail Zinar was a Russian and Ukrainian chess composer.
Mikhail Afanasevich Zinar (Ukrainian: Михайло Опанасович Зинар; Russian: Михаил Афанасьевич Зинар; 22 November 1950 – 4 February 2021) was a Ukrainian chess endgame study composer.
Zinar was born on 22 November 1950, but his passport states 9 May 1951. He spent his childhood and school years in Hvosdavka Persha in the Odessa Oblast in Ukraine.
Zinar was awarded the title of Master of Sport of the USSR in 1987. He won the bronze medal in the endgame studies competition of the 3rd FIDE World Cup in Composing in 2013.
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Who was Mikhail Zinar?
Ukrainian chess player
When was Mikhail Zinar born?
Mikhail Zinar was born on 9 May 1951 in Hvozdavka Persha.
When did Mikhail Zinar die?
Mikhail Zinar died on 4 February 2021.
What was Mikhail Zinar's occupation?
Mikhail Zinar was a chess composer.
What nationality was Mikhail Zinar?
Mikhail Zinar was Russian and Ukrainian.
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